I’ll admit it. I’m an affirmation JUNKIE! So many people think they don’t work, or that nothing is manifesting in their lives, or have given up on them completely.

Make way for the paradigm shift…​If affirmations make you feel better, even for a minute, then they WORK!

One entire minute of doing something that adds to your happiness daily can lead to big gains. So let’s get down to business. Gone are the days where you just say some positive phrases to yourself every now and then in the mirror. Here are 5 ways that you can inject Superpower into your Affirmations and make them stick in your head like super glue.

​1. Recorded Tattoos:​I have been using affirmations for decades. Yep that means I started as a “Youngin”.

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​My older brother had won a battle of cancer when he was 6 years old. The kids at school were mean to him because he had a bald head. That experience shaped his self-esteem and belief in himself to an all time low. By the time he was in Junior High our mom knew that she needed to do something to help him.​She purchased a set of cassette tapes called “Self Talk” by Shad Helmstetter. There was one tape in particular that worked the most for him. It was a coaching tape called “Believing in the Incredible You”, and they listened to it in the car every day on the way to school. After awhile, the positive talk was etched in his brain, and it ultimately changed the way he saw himself. And so began the wonderment of positive self-talk and affirmations in our household. Why “Recorded Tattoos”? Because the goal of the positive affirmation is to listen multiple times until it forms a permanent tattoo in your subconscious. There are awesome freebies on YouTube.

2. Yourself on demand:​Back when I started training Capoeira (a Brazilian Martial Art), there were many movements that were hard for me to learn physically. So I figured why not give myself an edge over everyone else and train my brain as well as my body.

I dusted off my trusty old cassette recorder and taped about 30 minutes worth of positive affirmations that outlined how awesome my movements had become. I listened to them every night and fell asleep to the sound of my own voice wooing my subconscious brain to perform better.

Gasp! Yes that’s right, I recorded myself; oh how we all can’t stand the sound of our own voices! I powered through and did it anyway. Results? You know it. I went on to train for many years becoming a top level belt.​Create Affirmations for the areas that you want to improve in your life, bust out your smart phone (these days you don’t need that old cassette thing-a-ma-jig) and get to recording. Play them back at night when you are falling asleep and allow the thoughts deep into your mind.

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3. BOOYAH; Shout it Loud and Proud:​Sometimes when I’m driving to work, I like to start my day out with a bang. I take some of my favorite affirmations and I literally yell them out while I’m driving, and add a “Booyah” or a “Woo” at the end. Think “Woo” like Ric Flair the wrestling entertainment legend kind of woo. Example (shouting at my steering wheel): I am so Happy and Grateful that today is awesome BOOYAH! I say it with authority to let the Universe know what is up. It’s pure magic.

4. Stairway to Heaven:​When I was training for my first fitness competition, I was afraid that my uh um, “Derriere” wasn’t going to look as good as I wanted it to.So I decided that I would use my workout time wisely, and with every climb I took during my cardio on the Stairmill, I would say positive affirmations about my “Behind”. It was 50 minutes of complete mind and body training. When show time came, wow it looked good, if I must be forced to pat myself on the back. I know it was the mental training I did that helped give me the edge.

5. Who said elevator music was boring:

Say your affirmations to instrumental music! This is by far my favorite way to roll. Music evokes emotion, and when you mix emotions with super powered positivity… well anything can happen. My sister and I do this and we end up singing our affirmations to the tunes that get stuck in our heads throughout the day. It’s the best.The trick to all of this is that you must keep on repeating whichever method you choose. You want the positive vibes so you can be empowered and master your universe. “I AM” and “I Am GRATEFUL” are my favorite ways to say affirmations.